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caucus

[kaw-kuhs] / ˈkɔ kəs /


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“Our representation is growing, our voices are stronger, and no one can afford to take Latino voters for granted,” caucus leaders wrote in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

When he talked with the Jewish American caucus, he had a more reserved, “I’m here to listen” kind of energy.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

Even some close observers struggle to define what seems like a caucus in search of a mission.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

"I have the full support of our caucus... Our caucus is united, and it is determined to win this election," he told reporters after the meeting which lasted more than three hours.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

In the preceding days, he’d been pulling members of the committee aside in the caucus room to lobby them.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

After leaving professional campaign consulting in the mid-1990s, and making a substantial fortune in real estate, Reilly gave prolifically to various charities and assorted civic caucuses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

The Vermont senator, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, had been one of Platner’s biggest supporters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Among those who crossed the political aisle to support it were 10 Republicans and Rep. Kevin Kiley, an independent from Rocklin, Calif., who caucuses with Republicans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026

The independent senator caucuses with the Democrats and was a key vote in the deal to reopen the government.

From Salon ● Dec. 3, 2025

On one of the coldest nights of the year, a record number of Iowans had fanned out to their local caucuses, almost double the turnout from four years earlier.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Jones, who works part-time at a hospital, said she has never caucused before.

From Reuters ● Oct. 27, 2023

As he took his place on the stand, lawyers caucused briefly over how to address the witness, who also goes by the title Duke of Sussex.

From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2023

The price point for a deal remains around $50 million a season, according to those I have caucused, and Jackson almost certainly will seek record guarantees.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2022

After MLB made its proposal, the sides caucused.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2022

We caucused among ourselves and lobbied all the residents of the house, and within weeks elected our own House Committee, defeating the upperclassmen.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Voters also wondered whether they could participate in both contests, or if casting a primary ballot and caucusing would constitute an illegal attempt to vote twice.

From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2024

“Trump stood up for the people,” said Brett Potthoff, 30, an engineer from Sac City, Iowa, who considered caucusing for Mr. DeSantis but ultimately said he would support Mr. Trump.

From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2024

Carroll Hinchion, a 30-year-old independent, is considering caucusing with Republicans as well and came to hear DeSantis in Council Bluffs.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2024

Former delegate Lacey Putney, a Bedford Democrat turned independent who ended his career caucusing with Republicans, still holds the record as the state’s longest-serving legislator, serving 52 years, from 1962 to 2014.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2023

There was hot caucusing and a fair imitation of pandemonium on the foundry floor following this bomb-hurling, and Tom sat down on the edge of the platform to give the men time.

From The Quickening by E. M. Ashe


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